Accounting (Bachelor of Business Administration)
Curriculum Guideline
Applicants must meet the admission requirements listed below:
- General College Admission Requirements
- Pre-Calculus 11, or Foundations of Mathematics 11, or approved substitute with a minimum grade of "C"
Graduation Requirements:
- Successful completion of 121.50 credits.
- A minimum of 45 credits must be upper level courses, e.g. at the 3000 or 4000 level. The 45 credits may include both required courses and electives. Please keep this in mind when choosing your electives.
- A minimum of 70% of upper level credits must be completed at Douglas College.
- A minimum program GPA of 2.00 is required.
- 1000-2000 level courses must be University Transferable (courses that transfer to one of the 5 Research Universities - SFU, UBCV, UBCO, UNBC or UVIC) according to the BC Transfer Guide.
Course Requirements:
| Course Number | Course Title | Credits |
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Required Courses: |
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Principles of Accounting I (or ACCT 1235, see note 1) |
3.00 |
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Principles of Accounting II |
3.00 |
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Computer Applications for Accounting |
3.00 |
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Introductory Management Accounting |
3.00 |
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Intermediate Accounting I |
3.00 |
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Income Tax I |
3.00 |
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Intermediate Accounting II |
3.00 |
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Intermediate Management Accounting |
3.00 |
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Income Tax II |
3.00 |
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Advanced Financial Accounting |
3.00 |
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Advanced Management Accounting |
3.00 |
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Auditing |
3.00 |
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Management Essentials |
3.00 |
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Introductory Business Law |
3.00 |
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Business Statistics II |
3.00 |
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Business Strategy and Competitive Analysis |
3.00 |
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Career and Portfolio Development. This is a capstone course that requires 500 hours Canadian work experience. |
1.50 |
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Practical writing |
3.00 |
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Excel for Business |
3.00 |
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Systems Analysis and Design |
3.00 |
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Principles of Microeconomics |
3.00 |
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Principles of Macroeconomics |
3.00 |
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Fundamentals of Financial Management |
3.00 |
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Introductory Marketing |
3.00 |
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| Open electives |
Eight 1000 - 4000 level electives. 1000 and 2000 level electives must be university transferable. |
24.00 |
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Open electives |
Five 3000-4000 level electives. |
15.00 |
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Select one course from the following two options:4 |
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| Business Mathematics | 3.00 | |
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Math 1125 |
Calculus for the Social Sciences | 3.00 |
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Select one course from the following two options:4 |
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Business Statistics I |
3.00 |
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| MATH 1160 | Introduction to Statistics | 3.00 |
| Select one course from the following three options: | ||
| PHIL 1102 | Values and Contemporary Issues | 3.00 |
| PHIL 1122 | Business Ethics | 3.00 |
| BUSN 4490 | Applied Legal and Ethical Decision Making for Managers, Professionals and Executives | 3.00 |
| Select one course from the following two options: | ||
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Advanced Practical Writing |
3.00 |
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| ENGL 1130 | Academic Writing | 3.00 |
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Total Credits |
121.50 |
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Notes:
1. Students may take ACCT 1235 instead of ACCT 1110 and ACCT 1210. When ACCT 1235 is taken, students must take another 1000-4000 elective offered by the Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration.
2. BLAW 1320 is required to complete the BBA in Accounting. For students contemplating enrolling in the Chartered Professional Accountants Professional Education Program (CPA PEP), CPA requires that students successfully complete either BLAW 1005 or (BLAW 1320 and BLAW 3720) to satisfy its law requirements for entrance into PEP. Both BLAW 1005 and BLAW 3720 will satisfy one of the open elective requirements.
3. There is a significant amount of work required to successfully complete BUSN 4500. Students who do not have the 500 hours of related work experience required to complete the course are strongly encouraged to seek this experience early in the program.